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DDPM issues weather warnings for next few days
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents living near shorelines and in flood-prone areas...
BMA stages a flood drill to cope with future disasters
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, in collaboration with 25 other related agencies, has staged a flood emergency drill in...
Private sector urges govt to integrate works of different agencies
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 – The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has revealed that the private sector wants different government agencies...
TNSC: Thai export to expand by 5.9% this year
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) and Thammasat University have estimated that Thai export will expand by 5.9%...
FPO: Q2 economy expands less than expected
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has announced that the nation's second-quarter economy has expanded less than anticipated thanks...
PM grants 20 million baht to women’s fund in each province
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has today allotted a 20-million-baht budget to the women’s fund in each province across...
Almost half of Thai monks suffer overweight problems
BANGKOK, July 30 - A research study indicated that almost half of Thai monks are having overweight problems or are affected by congenital...
Pheu Thai MPs get one year jail terms for insulting Constitution...
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thailand's Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced ruling Pheu Thai Party spokesperson Prompong Nopparit and a fellow Pheu Thai MP...
Several provinces prepare Buddhist Lent candle parades
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 – Several provinces throughout the country have begun to organize the Buddhist Lent candle parades for the procession on...
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Anutin meets Putin at ASEAN-Russia gala dinner in Kazan
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Anutin courts Russian investment, positions Thailand as ASEAN gateway
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Anutin secures key talks with Brunei Sultan on trade, energy and food security
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Chao Phraya Express boats cut fares as fuel prices fall
Chao Phraya Express Boat will reduce fares by 1 baht across all routes from June 20 after diesel prices fell, with further cuts possible...
Phuket tuk-tuk driver charged after British boxer falls to death in Patong
A tuk-tuk driver in Patong has been charged after a 29-year-old British boxer fell from his vehicle and later died, with police citing negligence...